- Associate Professor, Biomedical Engineering
- Phone: 979-845-8271
- Email: mbbmonroe@tamu.edu
- Office: ETB 5062
 
				Educational Background
- Monroe, M.B.B., et al., “Bioactive Polyurethane SMP Foam Dressings With Enhanced Blood And Cell Interactions For Improved Wound Healing,” ACS Appl. Mat. Int. 17(18), 26402-26415 (2025).
- Monroe, M.B.B., et al., “Rapid Synthesis of Degradable Ester/Thioether Monomers and Their Incorporation Into Thermoset Polyurethane Foams for Traumatic Wound Healing,” Acta Biomat. 195, 266-282 (2025).
- Monroe, M.B.B., et al., “Rapid Fabrication of Polyvinyl Alcohol Hydrogel Foams With Encapsulated MSCs for Chronic Wound Treatment,” JBMRA. 113(1), e37868 (2025).
- Du, C., et al., “Vanillic Acid-based Pro-coagulant Hemostatic SMP Foams with Antimicrobial Properties against Drug-resistant Bacteria,” Acta Biomat. 189, 254-269 (2024).
- Monroe, M.B.B., et al., “Bacterial Protease-Responsive SMPs for Chronic Wound Infection Surveillance and Biofilm Removal,” JBMRA. 111 (7) 921- 937. (2023).
- Monroe, M.B.B., et al., “Direct Cell Encapsulation Within Highly Porous Gas-Blown Hydrogels With High Cell Viability,” Tissue Eng. A. (2023). 29 (11-12) 308-321 (2023).
- Monroe, M.B.B., et al., “Biostable segmented thermoplastic polyurethane SMPs for smart biomedical applications,” ACS Appl. Polym. Mat., 4 (3) 1956–1965 (2022).
- Beaman, H.T., et al., “Hemostatic SMP Foams With Improved Survival in a Lethal Traumatic Hemorrhage Model,” Acta Biomat. 137, 112-123 (2022).
Research Interests
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								- Biomaterials for wound healing
- Shape memory polymers
- Hydrogels
- Hemorrhage control
- Infection prevention and treatment
- Crohn's fistulas
- Chronic wounds
 
Certifications & Memberships
- Society for Biomaterials
- Biomedical Engineering Society
Awards & Honors
- Young Investigator Award, Society for Biomaterials – 2024
- Rosalind Franklin Society Special Award in Science, Tissue Engineering, Part A – 2023
- Keynote Speaker, New York State Science Congress – 2022
- Litwin IBD Pioneers Award, Crohn’s and Colitis Foundation – 2020-2022